Video-karaoke system

Abstract

Devices and musical systems with video-imaging, such as video-karaoke systems which can be used by a large number of users simultaneously comprise a unified network such as the Internet, or another form of data-exchange network connected to at least one server and to a plurality of client user devices. Each client user device comprises means of inputting, processing, and outputting an audio stream connected to a microphone and to playback devices, means of processing and outputting a video stream connected to a display, a control unit in the form of a user interface. At least one server comprises an audio-data selection module, a video-data selection module, a memory device for storing audio and video data, a unit for the selection and design of a virtual image of the user and a unit for the selection and design of an interior of a virtual cafe visualizing karaoke system for each user.

1 . Video-karaoke system comprising:
 means of inputting, processing, and outputting an audio stream connected to a microphone and to playback devices,   means of processing and outputting a video stream connected to a display,   a control unit,   an audio data selection module,   a video data selection module,   a memory device for storing audio and video data,
 wherein the video-karaoke system comprises a unified data-exchange network connected to at least one server and to a plurality of client user devices, 
 wherein said client user device comprises: 
   means of inputting, processing, and outputting an audio stream connected to a microphone and to playback devices,   means of processing and outputting a video stream connected to a display,   a control unit in the form of a user interface,
 wherein at least one server comprises: 
   an audio-data selection module,   a video-data selection module,   a memory device for storing audio and video data,   a unit for the selection and design of a virtual image of the user, and   a unit for the selection and design of an interior of a virtual cafe visualizing the video-karaoke system for each user.   
     
     
         2 . Video-karaoke system according to  claim 1 , wherein the unit for the selection and design of an interior of a virtual cafe visualizing the video-karaoke system for each user comprises additionally a 3D stage building module. 
     
     
         3 . Video-karaoke system according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one client device has a video stream input system to upload said video stream onto a video data server-side storage device through the unified network. 
     
     
         4 . Video-karaoke system according to  claim 1 , wherein the server has additionally a unit for rating of a user performance by other users involved in a video-karaoke session. 
     
     
         5 . Video-karaoke system according to  claim 1 , wherein, in addition, at least one server comprises:
 a music score selection module;   a video background selection module;   a music and singing mixing module;   a mixed audio track saving module;   a mixed audio track broadcasting module;   an audio and video track mixing module;   a mixed audio and video track saving module;   a video-karaoke stream broadcasting module.   
     
     
         6 . Video-karaoke system according to  claim 2 , wherein the 3D stage building module is adapted to create a 3D user experience illusion in the virtual cafe visualizing the video-karaoke system for each user. 
     
     
         7 . Video-karaoke system according to  claim 5 , wherein it is adapted to be generated in one of two modes selected via the user interface from following modes: (a) an autonomous video-karaoke generation mode; (b) an online performance mode. 
     
     
         8 . Video-karaoke system according to  claim 7 , wherein both modes are adapted to involve selection of a music score in the music score selection module. 
     
     
         9 . Video-karaoke system according to  claim 5 , wherein it is adapted to be generated with a video background selected via the video background selection module from one of following sources: (a) from video files based on at least one server; (b) from an assigned video file; (c) from an online video broadcast streamed online from a user camera. 
     
     
         10 . Video-karaoke system according to  claim 2 , wherein the unit for the selection and design of a virtual image of the user is adapted to represent the user with the help of a 3D user image, and wherein the 3D user image is placed in the center of an image with a 3D stage realized with the help of the 3D stage building module. 
     
     
         11 . Video-karaoke system according to  claim 10 , wherein the 3D user image animated by motion patterns and facial expressions. 
     
     
         12 . Video-karaoke system according to  claim 4 , wherein the server is adapted to initiate a preset waiting session, wherein all ratings are summed up at the end of the preset waiting session, and wherein the server is adapted to determine an applause intensity as a function of all ratings summed up. 
     
     
         13 . Video-karaoke system according to  claim 2 , wherein the unit for the selection and design of a virtual image of the user is adapted to represent the user with the help of a 2D static user image, and wherein the 2D static user image is placed in the center of an image with a 3D stage realized with the help of the 3D stage building module. 
     
     
         14 . Video-karaoke system according to  claim 1 , wherein its user interface has a video track streaming window and an audio track streaming window, wherein these windows are adapted to play the video-karaoke session, and wherein each of these windows has a playback start, stop and pause buttons. 
     
     
         15 . Video-karaoke system according to  claim 5 , wherein it has a separate start, pause and stop button cluster adapted to control simultaneous playback of the music score, the video background and the user performance stream. 
     
     
         16 . Video-karaoke system according to  claim 14 , wherein the video track streaming window has additional full screen and minimize buttons adapted to adjust the video streaming window size. 
     
     
         17 . Video-karaoke system according to  claim 14 , wherein the audio track streaming window has additional volume up and down buttons. 
     
     
         18 . Video-karaoke system according to  claim 1 , wherein its comprises record tool adapted to record the video-karaoke session on at least one server, and wherein its comprises do-not-record tool adapted to discard the video-karaoke session. 
     
     
         19 . Video-karaoke system according to  claim 8 , wherein the autonomous video-karaoke generation mode is adapted to memorize the video-karaoke session as a user resource on at least one server. 
     
     
         20 . Video-karaoke system according to  claim 8 , wherein the online performance mode is adapted to broadcast the performance through the network following selection of the music score.